Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-02
Rumofs Concerning the Fisher
les Commission.
Preparations for the Organization Of the
Branches Of the Approaching Session.
The Public Debt Increased---The Many
Rapidly Transpiring Events that
Keep Washington Ago.
WAsHINGToS. Dec. /.


The members of the fishery commission
have expressed their intention to complete
the business before them as soon as possible
1t may require week more 10 finish the
work before the body, but if a few days Ion
ger are required they will then be able to
spend the holidays at home. The only thing
that NAV defer the commission will be the
course of Canada. She may be hard Gus
toner TO suit in the adjustment of the diff
culties. In fact it is the general opinion that
if the disputes concerned England and the
United States alone, an understanding would
soon be reached.
Probably there will be no attempt to insist
upon commercial union as a part of the settle
ment of the fishery dispute Mr.. Bayard
must necessarily tell the British and the
Canadian commissioners that it is utterly use
less TO talk about it, Neither House of Con-
gress would consider such question for a
moment.
Secretary Maddocks of the National Fish
cry Association, says that his Organization
voices the sentiments of l40, 900 commercial
fishermen who are engaged in an industry in
volving a capital of $50 900 900. Mr.. Mad
docks who Is a citizen of Boothbay, Me,
says that he believes it to be the feeling of
the American fishermen that Canada has no
fisheries that our people need, and all the
Yankees want is equal commercial relations
or else no relations with Canada at all.
I'VE can get along without Canada, says
Mr.. Maddocks. He announces that it will
be the object of the association, in maitain-
ing headquarters at the capitol, TO see that
misinformation and misrepresentation do not
prevail against the interests of our fishermen
in the action of Congress Further than
that his association believes that a duty
should be laid on the Canadian fresh fish,
which is produced by underpaid labor and
with the aid of Dominion bounty and sub
sidy. The fish, when intended for imme-
diate consumption, now comes in free.
The association will also seek TO get an in
crease of tariff on Canadian salt fish, claim
ing that the present duty furnishes very little
if any practical protection" to American
competitors.
A call has been issued for the democratic
Senators to meet in caucus Friday morning
for the purpose of selecting committees to
confer with the republicans on the subject
of recognizing the Senate committees and
other matters pertaining to the opening of
the session. The conference of Senators
held Tuesday was an informal affair, and no
regular caucus business was transacted.
Senators-elect Turple of Indiana and Faulk-
ner of West Virginia were both present, and
thus secured formal recognition by their
party associates. No trouble or delay in
organizing the Senate is anticipated, as both
Paiue' are equ"i't '''''."' 80 pn eaon ''''e'
not counting the members 10 pe sworn m
This calculation places Riddlebcrger with
the republicans, although he has thus far
declined to go into caucus with them. Under
the circumstances, neither side will attempt
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